Nearby Communities in the 1890s
We largely built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.
If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Portage had a population of 5,143 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Portage had a population of 10,381 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Portage, with the one closest to Portage listed first.
- Dekorra
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Dekorra is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dekorra
- Wyocena
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Pardeeville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Pardeeville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pardeeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,053 people
- Briggsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Briggsville is located in Marquette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggsville
- Marcellon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Marcellon is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcellon
- Poynette
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Douglas Center
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Belle Fountain
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Belle Fountain is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Fountain
- Big Spring
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Big Spring is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
- Lowville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lowville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowville
- Rio
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rio is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,047 people
- Baraboo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Okee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Arlington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Packwaukee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Dell Prairie ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dell Prairie is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dell Prairie
- Lodi
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- North Leeds
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oxford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Leeds
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Leeds is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds
- Otsego
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Doylestown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cambria
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Montello
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Morrisonville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Kingston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Portage, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |